Shooting Over Social Media? Minnesota Police Chief Explains the Gang Violence | EP160 | The White House Podcast LIVE 🏛🔴
Professor Penn and Royce react to President Trump’s controversial remarks about Los Angeles, San Diego, and Iran, arguing that America First must include protecting Americans in Democratic-run states. They examine Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges’s explanation that recent gang shootings stem from social-media disputes, challenging poverty-based explanations for violence and demanding personal accountability. The hosts revisit designer Rick Owens’s comments about Satanism and pentagram imagery, connecting the controversy to their broader concerns about Christianity, materialism, and cultural influence. They also discuss the Smith–Mundt Act, government messaging, and their belief that institutional propaganda shapes Americans’ political assumptions. Finally, Professor and Royce question Washington’s overseas priorities while calling for renewed faith, sacred honor, and greater attention to public safety at home.